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I wrote an essay about an extremely interesting theory of the obesity epidemic that I came across. Read a history of fad diets, how croissants can help you lose weight, and details about squirrel hibernation and mania you never knew you needed to know: https://t.co/JSKw6s6BTo
@QiaochuYuan @meditationstuff yeah adding a bunch of cocoa butter (which is 1/3 stearic acid) into my morning hot chocolate actually makes me super focused: basically does the same thing to me as Adderall but without making me jittery
@dschorno Its neat how much overlap there is with oxidative stress and gut microbiota.It sounds like that croissants diet is really close to my own. He even nailed the hibernation aspect :Dhttps://t.co/ykH6BgsR9q
@dschorno I gotta dig in more. I'm curious if he avoided some of the more commonly used additives. I found out that one of them commonly used Pillsbury products might actually impair gut microbiota by lowering mucus produciton.https://t.co/TRbg1zK0Dk
Also on human hibernation as a general topic: this is an active area of research that is gaining steam. Did you know that NASA is researching it in the context of extended spaceflight? https://t.co/dmIoKjzzyV
in a previous life I lost over 100 pounds primarily eating paleo, and later 60 pounds or so eating keto, so this is compelling to me: figuring out how to create a minimal permanent diet that can prevent weight gain, WITHOUT requiring counting calories or keeping constantly hungry
My experience trying this diet for the past week or so is a huge surplus of energy and focus (comparable to when I used to take adhd meds), and a modest weight loss of about 2-3 pounds. Given what I've been eating, and the satiety that I feel, that seems surprisingly effective.